http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13339-spur-of-the-moment-nicholas-milburn http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13339-spur-of-the-moment-nicholas-milburn I’ve been in Rifle, Colorado for the past two weeks(ish). It was a spur of the moment thing. Joe Gifford found out that Owen Graham, Kyle Francis, and Brendan Mitchell were going to Rifle after nationals, so we decided to meet them up there. After clearing everything with our parents Joe and I left for Rifle. Since we really didn’t have any plans we were missing all the camping essentials such as a tent or cooking stuff. Luckily I have a huge family network in Denver which was on the way and they were happy to help out. So... ]]> Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:45:00 -0400 13339 2012-08-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0247-1344357919.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0305-1344357919.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13330-bouldering-in-upper-chaos-greig-seitz http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13330-bouldering-in-upper-chaos-greig-seitz Recently it has been hard for me to find time off from work to go bouldering outside. After talking with my manager, I started getting more weekends off. I have been spending those weekends in Rocky Mountain National Park. Right Now the temps in Upper Chaos are good enough to send some projects. During my most recent trip to Upper Chaos I got on several different problems. My first send of the day was Skipper D. This problem is super classic, definitely one of the best best lines in Upper chaos. Next, I hiked to... ]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:11:00 -0400 13330 2012-08-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1344226297.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1344226297.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-copy-1344226298.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13323-summer-in-the-alpine-ryan-silven http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13323-summer-in-the-alpine-ryan-silven Summer in Colorado offers a willing climber WAY too many options for where to go and what to try on any given day. Do I go to Mt. Evans and try the old classics? Or do I go to Lincoln lake and test my piece there? Also, there are still plenty of options for a little exploration... As it has the last few Julys my attention has been focused on new boulders in one of my favorite places on Earth: Rocky Mountain National Park. The seemingly endless talus of Chaos Canyon is home to countless untouched, quality boulders as... ]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:44:00 -0400 13323 2012-08-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_park2-1343850280.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13300-change-of-plans-the-last-three-months-i-spent-in-colorado-diego-lopez-montull http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13300-change-of-plans-the-last-three-months-i-spent-in-colorado-diego-lopez-montull The first month the weather was good, not the best but enough to prove very hard boulders, which had recently been opened most by David Graham and Chad Greedy. Also to find new and open more boulders. Not to vary the days go by very fast and the weather get worm, but I could make some new boulders and other second ascent in Wail Basin, RMNP including Macho Man V10, Free bason V11, garfield v7 and others of the boulders that are in that area. After David Graham went to Australia, Chad Greedy and I still going to... ]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:33:00 -0400 13300 2012-07-25 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_diego-1-1343248385.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_diego-2-1343248387.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_diego-3-1343248389.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13266-new-boulders-in-rmnp-jamie-emerson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13266-new-boulders-in-rmnp-jamie-emerson Lately I've been making the big trek into Upper Upper Chaos Canyon. There are thousands of new boulders to be climbed and it feels so good to feel that passion once again, as I march up and over hill and dale in search of the next great thing. Last week I gave Jimmy Webb a tour and he put down one of the best projects I knew of, The Ice Cave. I've put some effort into this amazing line for a few years. I've felt close but Jimmy is a young climber and at this point it's great to... ]]> Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:50:00 -0400 13266 2012-07-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13266_image-1-1342542499.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13138-yosemite-june-colorado-july-2012-giovanni-traversi http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13138-yosemite-june-colorado-july-2012-giovanni-traversi I just got home from a short 4 day trip to Yosemite where i spent most of my time working on Dogwood (v12), I came extremely close to sending this problem getting my fingers over the lip of the boulder. I am very excited by my progress on this classic. I should be returning next week to Yosemite to finish it up! I also had the opportunity to wrap down and start trying the moves on a project located in the back of Camp 4. I am quite positive this boulder has never been done before,... ]]> Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:01:00 -0400 13138 2012-06-10 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0564-1339365697.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13118-finding-the-spice-to-pull-through-wet-holds-benjamin-rueck http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13118-finding-the-spice-to-pull-through-wet-holds-benjamin-rueck Due to an uncategorically dry winter in Colorado, there has been a unique opportunity present in Rifle Mountain Park to crank on certain routes that would otherwise be impossible to climb later in the season. As a result I found myself hooked on a certain route located at the back of a place called the Skull Cave. The route is named Skull F%#k and has to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing route for a person that boulders. If you actually sport climb you would probably think this thing is kind of gross (as I... ]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:05:00 -0400 13118 2012-06-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_542021-10101054553927321-5001796-56766835-1459843146-n-1338829521.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_560385-10101054553617941-5001796-56766831-1028063707-n-1338829521.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13110-alpine-season-emily-dudley http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13110-alpine-season-emily-dudley Alpine season is finally here. Say hello to long hikes, high elevation, and the best bouldering of the year. Last year I only went to Rocky Mountain National Park once. This year the park was climbable pretty early thanks to a fairly dry winter. On my one trip to the park last year I tried Outta Season_V8, established by my good friend and fellow Miramont route-setter Brian “BC” Camp. I did all the moves and linked it in two sections. So, on my first trip this season I had some unfinished business. Paul and I hiked up to the... ]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:24:00 -0400 13110 2012-05-31 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_joes-valley-2011-2-1338481474.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13082-bad-girls-club-514d-fourth-ascent-jon-cardwell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13082-bad-girls-club-514d-fourth-ascent-jon-cardwell In 2010 Joe Kinder bolted a line in the Wicked cave which he dubbed Bad Girls Club. I first tried the route last June with Dave Graham. At first we were skeptical, but then after a couple days we had the moves figured out. For one reason or another I left it unfinished for the season; the boulders at RMNP and different crags were calling my name. Shortly after, young Matty Hong completed the route for its first ascent and suggested 9a (5.14d)which would make it the first of its grade in the canyon.... ]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 18:23:00 -0400 13082 2012-05-22 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_bgc-1337711035.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_lungfish-direct-1337711035.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12530-climbing-in-rmnp-andrew-plagens http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12530-climbing-in-rmnp-andrew-plagens So far the winter months have been going very well. I have been getting out and climbing a ton. The first weekend of December my friend Morgan and I decided that we were spending too much time sitting around and we needed to go into the mountains. We decided to try the cables route on Longs Peak in the winter. ]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:09:00 -0500 12530 2012-01-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12530_profile-pic-1327425207.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12201-getting-ready-for-winter-andrew-plagens http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12201-getting-ready-for-winter-andrew-plagens Just got news that a winter storm is soon to roll into Colorado and blanket the Boulder area with snow! Winter is on its way and I am getting pretty excited about it. I have spent the last few days getting all my winter gear together and making sure that it is in working order. RMNP is already getting snow every now and again and hopefully climbs start to soon form up. Hopefully this winter turns out to be an eventful one. I hope to get down to Ouray a few times, especially for the world famous ice fest!... ]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:53:00 -0400 12201 2011-10-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_eldo_1319486015.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12064-september-is-always-a-good-month-for-climbing-jon-cardwell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12064-september-is-always-a-good-month-for-climbing-jon-cardwell In Colorado the seasons change drastically from sweltering heat and daily thunderstorms to dry, crisp, and cool conditions. For most of the summer I was focused on setting and most recently coaching at Movement Climbing and Fitness. It wasn't really until September that I had enough time to get outside and climb, just in time for the prime conditions. ]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:37:22 -0400 12064 2011-09-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12064_image003_1316108528.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12064_image004_1316108528.jpg